A Detroit-based power firm will define its plans for a proposed photo voltaic farm in Isabella County at a particular assembly subsequent week.
A public listening to was held Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the Isabella County Commission on Aging, the place Isabella County planning commissioners will take into account a request from DTE Energy for a particular land use allow and web site plan to construct and re- function the “Mission Road Solar Park,” an power facility the corporate hopes to construct in Isabella Township.
DTE intends to construct the ability on an 830-acre plot of land, with 227 acres coated by photo voltaic panels, in response to the applying’s cowl letter.
Plans name for roughly 26 acres of panorama buffer strips to be put in in areas the place present flora doesn’t present satisfactory screening, in response to DTE.
Isabella Township properties topic to the DTE request are on East Jordan, North Summerton, East Beal City, North Mission, North Isabella, North Whiteville, North Crawford, North Lincoln, East Weidman and East Rosebush roads.
Included within the proposed mission are photo voltaic array tools, {an electrical} assortment system, fencing, landscaping buffers, inside entry roads, underground facilities, and different ancillary enhancements, in response to Isabella County Community Development.
In its utility, DTE indicated that the proposed mission additionally contains inside street entry and deliberate safety measures.
Environmental evaluation reveals that the mission may have minimal impression and generate minimal strong waste, and no hazardous waste.
DTE additionally indicated that the mission has no potential to create property hazards, and there aren’t any emissions or merchandise which are dangerous to human well being.
The proposed facility is designed in order that noise-generating parts are centrally positioned throughout the mission and away from property strains shared by non-participating house owners, in response to DTE.
It additionally has no potential to trigger electromagnetic interference, with the inverters proposed to be at a setback of no less than 500 toes from all properties, in response to DTE, which additionally signifies that the positioning plan is per these particular improvement necessities for agricultural districts.
Planning commissioners will even overview the positioning plan submitted to DTE, a requirement of particular land use permits.
Community Development will ship written feedback on the proposed mission by mail to 200 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48858; or by e-mail at [email protected] addressed to the Isabella County Planning Commission.
Anyone wishing to offer feedback or overview the applying supplies in individual could name 989-317-4061 to schedule an appointment, and have public remark on the particular assembly.
The utility could be seen in its entirety on-line at https://spicerplanning.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/isabella-county-planning-commission-notice-of-public-hearing/
The DTE utility for the proposed mission, together with corresponding web site plans, is accessible upon request on the Isabella County Community Development Department, or on-line at https://spicerplanning.wordpress.com/isabella-county-planning-commission- notice-of-public- listening to/.
